The rotary engine has been a trademark for Mazda since 1964, when the then-fledgling Japanese automaker debuted their Cosmo sport coupe with rotary power. Since then, Mazda has expanded and Full Article »
Like the lines of the new VW Beetle, but wish it came in a sportier package? The folks over at VW Vortex feel your pain, and they’ve been tasked with Full Article »
In 2008, a 2009 Corvette ZR1 lapped the Nürburgring in seven minutes and twenty-six point four seconds. That made the car faster than a 2009 Nissan GT-R and faster than Full Article »
Nothing whips the public into a frothy lather quite like a paranoia-inducing report on the safety of their vehicles. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has just released their latest Full Article »
‘STRETCHING OUT THE MILES IN STYLE’ In 2011, the remarkably fuel efficient 2.0 TDI continues to cement the class-leading position of the Audi A3. The turbocharged/intercooled, multi-port 2.0 TDI clean Full Article »
Need an excuse to visit Detroit in January? How about this: Hyundai will be launching an all-new Genesis Coupe at the 2012 North American International Auto Show. Details are still Full Article »
In my driving instructor days, we usually ran an exercise teaching clients the basics of threshold braking (this was, after all, in the days before anti-lock brakes). I’d set up Full Article »
In the good old days of wood paneled station wagons and trips to Wally Word, the automotive enthusiast could not fathom a time when a wagon would be even remotely Full Article »
Ralph Gilles is a car guy who loves to drive, and he’s pretty damn good at it. He’s competed in One Lap of America and the Targa Newfoundland, just to Full Article »
Like many other gamers, I bought into the hype surrounding Gran Turismo 5. I bought a Sony PS3 just for that game (although I told the wife it was for Full Article »
Like the retro shape of the newly redesigned VW Beetle? Chances are good you’ll like the pricing as well, since the new car starts off just a few hundred dollars Full Article »
The muscle cars of the sixties and seventies are the stuff of legend, and every gear head seems to have his own tales about a Mustang Mach 1, a Camaro Full Article »
‘RACING TO THE DARK SIDE’ Taking a page from several German car manufacturers, Cadillac introduces a special limited-edition ‘Black Diamond’ version of its awesome CTS-V luxury super-high-performance sedan. This new Full Article »
It is no doubt that John Hennessey and his team get some amazing horsepower figures from some of their intricate tuning of the finest automotive machines directly out of the production factory. Full Article »
What if you could have the performance of a 4.0 liter V6, while returning the fuel economy of an inline four? Chyrsler is working with the Department of Energy on Full Article »
